Southern Athletics Announces New Radio Partner

Jun 16, 2014

Joplin, Mo. – The Missouri Southern
Athletic Department announced today a new partnership with American
Media Investments (AMI) Radio to be the official home of all
Missouri Southern football and basketball games beginning this
fall.

All football, as well as men's and women's basketball games,
will now be broadcast on FM 99.7 – KBTN Real American
Country, as well as AM 1420 in Joplin. It also means that all games
can now be heard on an FM signal, where in the past, women's
basketball games had been broadcast on the AM dial.

"We are excited to enter into this partnership with AMI and
KBTN," said Missouri Southern Athletics Director Jared Bruggeman.
"The ability to broadcast all of our games on an FM signal, as well
as getting to work with the outstanding group of people they have
on staff, was certainly vital in choosing the home of our radio
broadcasts. We look forward to the great opportunity that our
department has in bringing Southern athletics to the airwaves in
Southwest Missouri."

Also as part of the agreement, there will be a new 15-minute
insider show featuring player interviews before the MSSU football
broadcasts each week. Following that will also be a 30-minute
pre-game show hosted by the voice of the Lions, Mike McClure.

AMI will also sponsor a pre-game tailgate each week for all home
football games that will feature free food and drink for fans.

The daytime coverage signal for KBTN reaches as far west as
Parsons, Kan. and as far east as Republic, Mo. The signal will go
south to Springdale, Ark. and as just north of Lamar, Mo.

"All of us at AMI radio are very excited to join in a
partnership with Missouri Southern, to broadcast the 2014-2015
Missouri Southern football and basketball games on KBTN, 99.7,"
said George DeMarco, Vice President & General Manager
for AMI Radio Group. "We have had the pleasure of doing many things
in the past with Missouri Southern, and it has always been a very
good experience. We know that broadcasting these games will be a
real benefit to all of the four states, Missouri Southern and AMI
radio."